The Prevalence and Course of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Nursing Home Patients With Dementia: A Systematic Review

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 161-169

  Selbæk, Geir ^a,b   Engedal, Knut ^a,c,d   Bergh, Sverre ^a,c  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agitation; Dementia; Depression; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Nursing home; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; APATHY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRRITABILITY; LOCOMOTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84874226195     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2012.09.027     Document Type: Review

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